Inside Academics at The University of Texas at Austin

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at The University of Texas at Austin: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at The University of Texas at Austin is about average at 18 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. The University of Texas at Austin employs 83% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors & Degrees

The University of Texas at Austin offers 119 majors with reported completions across 27 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at The University of Texas at Austin are shown below:

The most popular majors at The University of Texas at Austin, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at The University of Texas at Austin:

• Looking for flexibility? The University of Texas at Austin may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 19,295 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well The University of Texas at Austin retains and graduates its students — 97% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of The University of Texas at Austin.

Dig Deeper into Academics into The University of Texas at Austin

Each page below covers one part of academic life at The University of Texas at Austin in more detail:

• Academic Majors at The University of Texas at Austin — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at The University of Texas at Austin — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at The University of Texas at Austin — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Online Learning at The University of Texas at Austin — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at The University of Texas at Austin — the schools accreditation and what it means